Business Research Methods Questions
1. Which section of a technical report includes discussions of sampling design, research
design and data collection
a. Background
b. Introduction
c. Methodology
d. Conclusion
e. All of the above
f. B and A
2. According to the text, which of the following orders is the recommended in the
flowchart of the development of a research idea?
a. Research topic, research problem, research purpose, research question, hypothesis
b. Research topic, research purpose, research problem, research question, hypothesis
c. Research topic, research problem, research purpose, research question, hypothesis
d. Research topic, hypothesis, research problem, research question, research purpose
e. none of the above
f. Research topic, research question, research problem, hypothesis
3. …….. is regarded as reasoning from the general to particular
a) Induction
b) deduction
c) rational
d) none of these
e) A and B
g) All of them
4. Which of the following statement about survey research is Not true
a. Gathers information from people using a questionnaire
b. Gathers primary data
c. Holds the greatest potential for establishing causal relationship
d. Maybe conducted by mail, personal interviews or telephone
e. A and C
f. None of the above
5. Why is the statement “What are the effects of extracurricular activities on cognitive
development of school age children” not a good statement of a quantitative research
question?
a. Because there is no connection between extracurricular activities and cognitive
development
b. Because there are not enough school age children engaged in extracurricular
activities to conduct the study
c. Because the study would be too difficult to do given all the different extracurricular
activities
d. Because the statement was not specific enough to provide an understanding of the
variables being investigated
e. Specifies a research hypothesis to be tested
f. Suggest new relationships and make new predictions
6. The
is expected to influence the
a. Independent variable; moderating variable
b. Independent variable; dependent variable
c. Dependent variable; independent variable
d. Dependent variable; moderating variable
e. B and C
f. None of the above
.
7. When a researcher holds a 75 minutes discussion with a manager in order to
determine the manager’s ideas about the feasibility of a new product launch, this is an
example of a(n)
a. Case study
b. In –depth interview
c. Secondary data analysis
d. Primary data analysis
e. B and C
f. All of the above
8.
are original works of research or raw data without interpretation that
represent an official opinion or position.
a. Primary sources
b. Secondary sources
c. Statistical sources
d. Bibliographies
e. A and B
f. All of the above
9. Which of the following is a common problem with secondary research data
a. Out-dated information
b. Different definition of terms
c. Different unit of measurement
d. A,B and C
e. A and C
f. All of the above
10. Any procedure that uses a small number of items or people to make a conclusion
regarding a larger group known as the population is called
a. Statistics
b. Sampling
c. Surveying
d. Probability
e. Random selection
f. None of the above
11. Reducing data to a manageable size, developing summaries, and applying statistical
technics are all aspects of
a. Sampling
b. Data collection
c. Pilot testing
d. Data modification
e. Data analysis
f. All of the above
12. If a sampling design is chosen, the process for choosing the sample must give every
person within the target population a known nonzero chance of selection
a. Census
b. Judgement
c. Non-probability
d. Probability
e. Equality
f. All of the above
13.
theory represents the common view of the nature of the
relationship between theory and research.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Induction
Deduction
Rational
none of these
B and C
A and B
14. A ………. is a statement about observable phenomena that may be
judged as true or false.
a) Operational definition
b) Concept
c) Proposition
d) Hypothesis
e) Census
f ) Judgement
15. The ………research leads to discovery of new theories and development
of existing theories.
a) Pure
b) Exploratory
c) Applied
d) Experimental
e) Discovery
f) Formative
16. The…………..study is always adopted where only little knowledge or information about
a problem is available.
a) Situational
b) Causal
c) Descriptive
d) Exploratory
e) None of these
f) B and C
17. Plan of study of a researcher is called the…………….. .
a) Research design
b) Research method
c) Research procedure
d) Research problem
e) Research analysis
f) All of the above
18. The non-random sampling type that involves selecting a convenience sample from a
population with a specific set of characteristics for your research study is called ____.
a. Convenience sampling
b. Quota sampling
c. Purposive sampling
d. Snowball sampling
e. Systematic Sampling
f. Cluster sampling
19. A questionnaire is a devise that is most frequently used in collecting……….
Data.
a) Secondary
b) Primary
c) Both a and b
d) None of these
e) Tertiary
f) All of the above
20. A……………… is a set of questions which are asked and filled in by the
interviewer in a face to face situation with another person.
a) Schedule
b) Questionnaire
c) Checklist
d) None of these
e) Determiner
f) Interval
21. When questionnaire is posted to informants, it is called………….
(a) Simple questionnaire
(b) Open ended questionnaire
(c) Mailed questionnaire
(d) Anonymous questionnaire
e) A and C
f) None of the above
22. Random sampling is also called ……… sampling.
(a) Probability
(b) Non probability
(c) Accidental
(d) Snow ball
e) Phenomenon
(f) Coincidental
23. If variable can take only exact values, it is called ……variables.
(a) Dependent
(b) independent
(c) continuous
(d) discrete
(e) Normal
(f) binomial
24. Students taught first aid by programmed instruction will achieve at a higher level than
those taught first aid by the traditional method." The independent variable in this
hypothesis is:
a) students
b) level of achievement
c) programmed instruction
d) method of instruction
e) Flexibility and perseverance
f) Sympathetic supervisors
25. When planning to do social research, it is better to:
a) Approach the topic with an open mind
b) Do a pilot study before getting stuck into it
c) Be familiar with the literature on the topic
d) Forget about theory because this is a very practical undertaking
e) A and C
f) None of the above
26. Which comes first, theory or research?
a) Theory, because otherwise you are working in the dark
b) Research, because that’s the only way you can develop a theory
c) It depends on your point of view
d) The question is meaningless, because you can’t have one without the other
e) B and D
f) All of the above
27. Which of the following is not a data-collection method?
a) Research questions
b) Unstructured interviewing
c) Postal survey questionnaires
d) Participant observation
e) Both a and b
f) None of these
28. Literature in the context of a research project is?
a. Published accounts of research that has been carried out and completed.
b. Any paper resource.
c. Any written material.
d. Any highly regarded novel or book
e. Magazines
f. Newspaper article
29. Ethics can be defined as
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
A process of reasoning in terms of the right thing to do.
Rules governing society.
The basis of the criminal code.
A list of rights and wrongs
A and C
All of the above
30. Reflexivity is:
a. The fast response the researcher makes to every development in the research project.
b. The relationship that develops between the researcher and the research project.
c. The researcher’s active, thoughtful engagement with every aspect and development of
their research.
d. A reflection on the relationship between the researcher and the research project.
e. D and A
f. None of the above
31. The principle of informed consent is:
a. Of little use in business research.
b. Essential to the relationship between the researcher and the research project.
c. A key ethical concern.
d. A key data gathering method.
e. B and C
f. All of the above
32. Every research project should make a contribution:
a. To the researcher’s development.
b. None of these
c. To knowledge.
d. In terms of methodology
e. A and C
f. Financially
33. In carrying out the research, the researcher should engage properly and thoroughly
with:
a. Business managers
b. The media.
c. The literature on the topic.
d. Their peers.
e. Art and science
f. All of the above
34. The methodological framework is:
a. The first framework in the four frameworks approach to the research project.
b. The second framework in the four frameworks approach to the research project.
c.
d.
e.
f.
The third framework in the four frameworks approach to the research project.
The fourth framework in the four frameworks approach to the research project.
A and B
All of the above
35. Which research paradigm is based on the pragmatic view of reality?
a. quantitative research
b. qualitative research
c. mixed research
d. none of these
e. observation
f. All of the above
36. Research in which the researcher uses the qualitative paradigm for one phase and the
quantitative paradigm for another phase is known as ______.
a. action research
b. basic research
c. quantitative research
d. mixed method research
e. mixed model research
f. All of the above
37. A researcher studies achievement by children in poorly funded elementary schools.
She develops a model that posits parent involvement as an important variable. She
believes that parent involvement has an impact on children by increasing their
motivation to do school work. Thus, in her model, greater parent involvement leads to
higher student motivation, which in turn creates higher student achievement. Student
motivation is what kind of variable in this study?
a. Manipulated variable
b. Extraneous variable
c. Confounding variable
d. Mediating or intervening variable
e. Experimental
f. Causal-comparative
38. Which of the following are principles of questionnaire construction?
a. Consider using multiple methods when measuring abstract constructs
b. Use multiple items to measure abstract constructs
c. Avoid double-barreled questions
d. All of the above
e. Only b and c
f. none of these
39. The researcher has secretly placed him or herself (as a member) in the group that is
being studied. This researcher may be which of the following?
a. A complete participant
b. An observer-as-participant
c. A participant-as-observer
d. None of the above
e. A and B
f. Protocol
40. Researchers use both open-ended and closed-ended questions to collect data. Which
of the following statements is true?
a. Open-ended questions directly provide quantitative data based on the researcher’s
predetermined response categories
b. Closed-ended questions provide quantitative data in the participant’s own words
c. Open-ended questions provide qualitative data in the participant’s own words
d. Closed-ended questions directly provide qualitative data in the participants’ own
words
e. All of the above
f. Only b and c
41. Which of the following is not a form of nonrandom sampling?
a. Snowball sampling
b. Convenience sampling
c. Quota sampling
d. Purposive sampling
e. They are all forms of nonrandom sampling
f. C and D
42. People who are available, volunteer, or can be easily recruited are used in the
sampling method called ______.
a. Simple random sampling
b. Cluster sampling
c. Systematic sampling
d. Convenience sampling
e. all of these
f. none of the above
43. A review of the literature prior to formulating research questions allows the
researcher to do which of the following?
a. To become familiar with prior research on the phenomenon of interest
b. To identify potential methodological problems in the research area
c. To develop a list of pertinent problems relative to the phenomenon of interest
d. All of the above
e. Integrating and summarizing current knowledge
f. Making predictions
44. Research hypotheses are ______.
a. Formulated prior to a review of the literature
b. Statements of predicted relationships between variables
c. Stated such that they can be confirmed or refuted
d. b and c
e. a must have in any research
f. Are always stated after the research study has been completed
45. The Method section of the research plan typically specifies
a. The research participants
b. The results of prior studies that address the phenomena of interest
c. The apparatus, instruments, and materials for the research study
d. The planned research procedures
e. a, c and d
f. none of the above
